Cytokines and innate inflammation in the pathogenesis of human traumatic brain injury

A Helmy, MG De Simoni, MR Guilfoyle… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
There is an increasing recognition that following traumatic brain injury, a cascade of
inflammatory mediators is produced, and contributes to the pathological consequences of …

[HTML][HTML] Acute bacterial meningitis in infants and children: epidemiology and management

S Agrawal, S Nadel - Pediatric Drugs, 2011 - Springer
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) continues to be associated with high mortality and
morbidity, despite advances in antimicrobial therapy. The causative organism varies with …

The NLRP3 inflammasome contributes to brain injury in pneumococcal meningitis and is activated through ATP-dependent lysosomal cathepsin B release

T Hoegen, N Tremel, M Klein, B Angele… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis causes brain damage through inflammation-related
pathways whose identity and mechanisms of action are yet unclear. We previously identified …

Pentoxifylline attenuates TNF-α protein levels and brain edema following temporary focal cerebral ischemia in rats

A Vakili, S Mojarrad, MM Akhavan, A Rashidy-Pour - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Cerebral edema is the most common cause of neurological deterioration and mortality
during acute ischemic stroke. Despite the clinical importance of cerebral ischemia, the …

Tick-borne encephalitis is associated with low levels of interleukin-10 in cerebrospinal fluid

G Günther, M Haglund, L Lindquist… - Infection Ecology & …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is associated with higher morbidity and induces a stronger
intrathecal immune activation than most other viral induced meningo-encephalitis. The aim …

Blood–arachnoid barrier disruption in experimental rat meningitis detected using gadolinium-enhancement ratio imaging

H Ichikawa, K Itoh - Brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Disruption of the central nervous system (CNS) barriers is one of the major
pathophysiological consequences of bacterial meningitis. The increase in the permeability …

Neisseria lactamica attenuates TLR‐1/2‐induced cytokine responses in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells using PPAR‐γ

LB Tezera, J Hampton, SK Jackson… - Cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The upper respiratory tract commensal Neisseria lactamica (Nlac) induces protective
humoral immunity against pathogenic Nmen serogoup B (Nmen), but whether it also affords …

Bakterielle Meningitis: Eine szientometrische Analyse

N Pleger - 2011 - refubium.fu-berlin.de
Die wissenschaftliche Entwicklung der letzten 80 Jahre konnte im Rahmen dieser Arbeit
mittels einer szientometrischen Analyse erfasst, dargestellt und kritisch und objektiv …